Jack Zelig

"Big" Jack Zelig (13 May 1888-5 October 1912), born Selig Harry Lefkowitz, was a leader of the Jewish-American Eastman Gang during the early 20th century.

Biography
Selig Harry Lefkowitz was born on 13 May 1888 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City to a Jewish-American family. Shapiro worked as a thief for years, and he became the leader of the Eastman Gang after the death of Max Zwerbach in 1908. The gang had around 75 members, and Zelig was arrested on prostitution charges in 1911. His lieutenants Jack Sirocco and Chick Tricker betrayed him, refusing to bail him out. Zelig would survive assassination attempts on his release, and he decided to testify against his own men for murder. However, he was shot in the back of the head by hitman Philip Davidson while riding a trolleycar, preventing him from testifying.